leaning

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leaning

The tower is leaning slightly to one side.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A tendency, preference, or partiality: A mental or emotional inclination towards a particular idea, belief, or course of action.
    • A position or angle away from the vertical or horizontal: The state of not being straight up and down or level; a tilt or slant.

  2. Adjective:

    • Not upright; sloping or inclining: Describing something that is at an angle rather than being perfectly vertical or horizontal.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Tendency):
    • She has a strong leaning towards classical music.
    • His political leanings are quite conservative.
  • Noun (Physical Tilt):
    • The leaning of the old fence post was caused by years of strong winds.
    • He corrected the leaning of the picture frame on the wall.
  • Adjective:
    • The leaning tower is a famous tourist attraction.
    • We placed a book under the leg of the leaning table to stabilize it.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have a leaning toward(s) something": to have a tendency to prefer or support a particular thing.
    • The study shows a clear leaning towards online shopping among younger consumers.
  • "a pronounced leaning": a strong and obvious tendency or tilt.
    • The politician's pronounced leaning towards environmental policies defined his campaign.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lean (verb): To incline or bend from a vertical position; to rely on or be inclined towards something in a non-physical sense.
    • The tree leans to the south.
    • I lean towards the first proposal.
  • Leaned (past tense/participle): The past form of the verb 'lean'.
    • She leaned against the wall.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Tendency): Inclination, propensity, predisposition, penchant, proclivity.
  • Noun (Tilt): Tilt, slant, inclination, list, angle.
Related Phrases
  • Leaning tower: A structure that is not vertically straight, most famously the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
    • The city is known for its medieval leaning tower.
Related Idioms
  • A leaning toward: A phrase used to indicate a preference or tendency.
    • Despite being a scientist, he has a definite leaning toward the arts.
leaning

The tower is leaning slightly to one side.

Adjective
  1. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
    • the leaning tower of Pisa
    • the headstones were tilted
Noun
  1. the act of deviating from a vertical position
  2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
    • the tower had a pronounced tilt
    • the ship developed a list to starboard
    • he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
  3. a natural inclination
    • he has a proclivity for exaggeration
  4. an inclination to do something
    • he felt leanings toward frivolity

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